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improbability

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From im- +‎ probability.

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improbability (countable and uncountable, plural improbabilities)

  1. The quality or state of being improbable; unlikelihood.
  2. That which is improbable; an improbable event or result.
    • 1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter X, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. [], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, [], published 1842, →OCLC, page 130:
      "I really," returned the other with a sneer, "cannot agree about probabilities or improbabilities, but I know what the generality will think when they see a gentleman constantly with five very pretty girls, and I also know what they will say."

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